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Le Cercle des lettres de l’alphabet Dā’irat al-aḥruf al-abjadiyya
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Le Kitāb dā’irat al-aḥruf al-abjadiyya est un traité de magie pratique attribué à Hermès. Ce texte composite, qui ne peut être daté avec précision, est un ouvrage de magie basée sur la doctrine de ...
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17 November 2016

Le Kitāb dā’irat al-aḥruf al-abjadiyya est un traité de magie pratique attribué à Hermès. Ce texte composite, qui ne peut être daté avec précision, est un ouvrage de magie basée sur la doctrine de la science des lettres (‘ilm al-ḥurūf). Le présent livre offre la première édition critique du texte, accompagnée d’une traduction annotée et d’une étude historique et philologique exposant les principes théoriques à la base des procédés décrits dans les recettes ainsi que des entités, objets et ingrédients utilisés (noms des anges invoqués, types de fumigations et d’encres, dessins et figures, etc.). Il s’agit d’une des premières éditions critiques d’un traité de magie pratique des lettres, genre encore fort méconnu bien qu’abondamment représenté dans les manuscrits arabes.
The Kitāb dā’irat al-aḥruf al-abjadiyya is a composite treatise of letter magic attributed to Hermes. The edition and annotated translation of the Arabic text are accompanied by an explanation of the theoretical principles underlying the procedures described in the recipes, and a discussion of the entities, objects and ingredients used. These include names of the angels to be summoned, types of incenses and inks to be used, sketches and images to be drawn, etc. This is one of the first critical editions and translations of a full-length text of practical magic containing recipes pertaining to ‘ilm al-ḥurūf (the science of letters). The book is addressed to Arabists and to any non-Arabist interested in the tradition of magic.
The Kitāb dā’irat al-aḥruf al-abjadiyya is a composite treatise of letter magic attributed to Hermes. The edition and annotated translation of the Arabic text are accompanied by an explanation of the theoretical principles underlying the procedures described in the recipes, and a discussion of the entities, objects and ingredients used. These include names of the angels to be summoned, types of incenses and inks to be used, sketches and images to be drawn, etc. This is one of the first critical editions and translations of a full-length text of practical magic containing recipes pertaining to ‘ilm al-ḥurūf (the science of letters). The book is addressed to Arabists and to any non-Arabist interested in the tradition of magic.
Price: $154.00
Pages: 238
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Series: Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies
Publication Date:
17 November 2016
ISBN: 9789004315846
Format: Hardcover
Cécile Bonmariage est chercheur qualifié FRS-FNRS (Belgique) et professeur à l’UCL (Louvain-la-Neuve). Sa recherche porte principalement sur l’héritage d’Avicenne dans la philosophie islamique post-classique, et sur les présupposés philosophiques des sciences occultes en islam.
Cécile Bonmariage, Ph.D., UCLouvain, is Chercheur qualifié FRS-FNRS (Belgium) and Associate Professor at UCLouvain. Her research focuses on the heritage of Avicenna in post-classical Islamic philosophy, and on the philosophical background of occult sciences in Islam.
Sébastien Moureau, Ph.D., long term Frances A. Yates fellow au Warburg Institute, University of London. Ses travaux portent sur les sciences dites occultes, en particulier l’alchimie, dans le monde arabo-musulman, ainsi qu’à leur transmission au monde Latin.
Sébastien Moureau, Ph.D., long term Frances A. Yates fellow at the Warburg Institute, University of London. He works on the so-called occult sciences, especially alchemy, in the Arab-Muslim world and their transmission to the Latin world.
Cécile Bonmariage, Ph.D., UCLouvain, is Chercheur qualifié FRS-FNRS (Belgium) and Associate Professor at UCLouvain. Her research focuses on the heritage of Avicenna in post-classical Islamic philosophy, and on the philosophical background of occult sciences in Islam.
Sébastien Moureau, Ph.D., long term Frances A. Yates fellow au Warburg Institute, University of London. Ses travaux portent sur les sciences dites occultes, en particulier l’alchimie, dans le monde arabo-musulman, ainsi qu’à leur transmission au monde Latin.
Sébastien Moureau, Ph.D., long term Frances A. Yates fellow at the Warburg Institute, University of London. He works on the so-called occult sciences, especially alchemy, in the Arab-Muslim world and their transmission to the Latin world.